Shirt holddown attachment for suspenders



Nov. 22, 1932'. E. 5. MIX 1,838,931

SHIRT HOLDDOWN ATTACHMENT FOR SUSPENDERS Filed Aug. 2, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 22, 1932. E. 5. MIX

SHIRT HOLDDOWN ATTACHMENT FOR SUSPENDERS Filed Aug. 2, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Edwin 6'. Mix,

Patented Nov. 22, 1932 UNITE STATES EDWIN S..MIX, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK S.HIRT HOLDDOWN ATTACHMENT FOR SUSPENDERS -Application filed August 2, 1932. Serial No. 627,236.

The invention relates to a shirt hold down attachment for suspenders.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, practical and efficient shirt 5 hold down attachment for suspenders adapted to present a neat and attractive appearance and capable of gripping the shirt in two places adjacent the lower ends of the front strands of the suspenders and of thereby enabling the wearer to maintain the bosom of the shirtv in a smooth, fiat, unwrinkled condition.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shirt hold down attachment for suspenders adapted especially for holding down the bosom of a dress shirt and capable of exerting a slight tension on the shirtin two directions near the sides of the trousers.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a shirt hold down attachment adapted to be applied to various suspenders by simply punching holes in the tips of two of the front suspender ends whereby the attachment will lend itself to mass production.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hold down attachment for suspenders adapted to be readily linked into openings in the suspender ends to form either a permanent attachment or a detachable attachment adapted to be removed from the sus penders when it is not desirable to use the attachment.

With these and other objects in view, the F invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion,

as Fig. ,2 is a rear elevation of the same, the

'upper loop 6 which is passed through an upper portion of the suspenders being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of a pair of suspenders provided with a detachable shirt hold down attachment.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of a portion of one of the suspender ends and one of the elastic members of the attachment.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of one of the suspender ends showing the spaced openings and the connecting slot for permanent attachment of the elastic member.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the shirt hold down attachment which is permanently secured to the W tips of two of the front suspender ends 1 of a pair of suspenders 2, comprises in its construction a pair of upwardly converging elastic members 3 provided at their lower h ends with loops 4 which are permanently linked into spaced openings 5 of the suspender ends 1. Each of the elastic members 3 preferably consists of an elastic cord which is doubled to form the lower loop 4 and an opening 7 in clip 8 and is engaged with the body portion of the elastic member. After the loop 6 is passed through the opening 7 in the clip 8 the other end of the elastic member is laced through the loop 6 which secures the clip 8 to the upper end of the elastic member. Before the terminals of the elastic cord are secured together the cord is passed through spaced openings?) of the suspender end 1 and the terminals of the cord are then secured together by a metallic sleeve or band 9, but any other suitable means may, of course, be employed for securing the ends of the elastic cord. The clip 8 which is adapted to grip the bosom of a shirt is provided with a tapered opening 10 in which a portion of the shirt is engaged. The upwardly converging elastic members exert a slight pull on the shirt from two directions and are adapted to hold the bosom of the shirt down in a smooth, fiat condition. The elastic members are located in rear ofthe front suspender ends and present, a neat and attractive appearance. H

They are adapted to be maintained as a unit separate from the suspenders and may be applied to any ordinary suspender by simply punching holes in the tips of two of the front suspender ends.

After the lower loops 4 are linked into the spaced openings the metallic sleeve or band 9 is applied and the shirt hold down device becomes a permanent attachment to the suspenders.

In Figs. 3 to 5 inclusive of the drawings is illustrated another form of shirt hold down attachment in which the elastic members 11 are detachably secured to the tips of the front suspender ends 12 of a pair of suspenders 13*. Each of the elastic members 11 is constructed the same as the elastic members heretofore described, and consists of an elastic cord doubled to form terminal loops 13 and 14. The upper terminal loops 13 are detachably linked into openings 15 of shirt gripping clips 16 provided with tapered openings 17 adapted to receive and engage a portion of the fabric of the shirt. The elastic members converge upwardly from the tips of the suspender ends 12, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and they are adapted to exert a downward and outward pull in two directions so that the shirt will be held down and the bosom will be maintained in a smooth, flat, unwrinkled condition. The suspender end 12 is provided in its tip with spaced openings 18 which are connected by a slot 19 adapted to permit the lower loop 14 to be passed through it so that the other end of the elastic member may then be passed through the loop 14 to link the loop detachably in the openings 18 so that the elastic member may be detached from the suspenders when not desired. When the lower loop 14 is dctachably connected with a suspender end 12 in this manner the side portions of the loop 14: are located in the openings 18.

The elastic m mbers extend upwardly in rear of the suspender ends and they are relatively short and inconspicuous. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 to 5 inclusive of the drawings, the elastic members may be manufactured as a complete unit and may be readily applied to various suspenders by simply punching in the tips of two of the front ends of the suspenders, the holes 18 and the connecting slot 19.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a pair of suspenders, a shirt hold down attachment comprising a pair of elastic members converging upwardly from and attached at their lower ends to the tips of two of the front suspender ends and provided at their upper ends with shirt engaging means.

2. A pair of suspenders provided with a shirt hold down attachment comprising a pair of elastic members secured at their lower ends to the frontof the suspenders and converging upwardly therefrom and provided at their upper ends with detachable shirt engaging means and arranged to exert on a shirt adownward pull in two directions, whereby the shirt is held down and the bosom thereof maintained in a smooth, flat, unwrinkled condition.

3. A pair of suspenders having openings in the tips of two of the front suspender ends and provided with a shirt hold down attachment comprising a pair of elastic members and having loops linked into the openings, said elastic members being provided at their upper ends with shirt engaging means and adapted to exert a downward pull on a shirt in two directions whereby the bosom of the shirt is maintained in a smooth, flat, unwrinkled condition.

4. A pair of suspenders having openings in the tips of two of the front suspender ends and provided with a shirt hold down attachment comprising a pair of elastic members converging upwardly from the said openings and having loops linked into the openings, said elastic members being provided at their upper ends with shirt engaging means and adapted to exert a downward and lateral pull on a shirt in two directions whereby the bosom of the shirt is maintained in a smooth, fiat, unwrinkled condition.

5. A pair of suspenders having spaced openings in the tips of two of the front suspender ends and provided with a shirt hold down attachment comprising a pair of elastic members and having loops linked into the spaced openings, said elastic members being provided at their upper ends with shirt engaging means and adapted to exert a downward pull on a shirt in two directions whereby the bosom of the shirt is maintained in a smooth, fiat, unwrinkled condition. I

6. A pair of suspenders provided in the tips of two of the front suspender ends with spaced openings and a connecting slot and having a shirt hold down attachment comprising a pair of elastic members extending upwardly from the said suspender ends and provided with lower loops detachably linked into the said openings, said elastic members being provided at their upper ends with shirt engaging means and adapted to exert a downward pull on a shirt in two directions.

7. A pair of suspenders provided in the tips of two of the front suspender ends with openings, and a shirt hold down attachment comprising a pair of elastic members extending upwardly fromthe said openings and provided with upper and lower loops, the lower loops being linked into the openings, and shirt gripping clips having openings into which the upper loops of the elastic members are linked.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand- EDWIN S. MIX. 

